Hexcel Corporation $HXL Shares Sold by Schroder Investment Management Group

Schroder Investment Management Group lessened its stake in Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 5.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,825,899 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 106,769 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group’s holdings in Hexcel were worth $112,512,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in Hexcel by 325.0% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hexcel in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 469.3% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 575 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 474 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Hexcel by 8,671.4% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 614 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 138.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 759 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. 95.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hexcel

In related news, insider Amy S. Evans sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.80, for a total value of $139,200.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,651.20. This trade represents a 43.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hexcel Price Performance

NYSE:HXL opened at $87.02 on Tuesday. Hexcel Corporation has a 1-year low of $45.28 and a 1-year high of $95.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.60 billion, a PE ratio of 63.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. Hexcel had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 9.54%. The firm had revenue of $491.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $484.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.52 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. This is a boost from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.17%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on HXL. UBS Group set a $99.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Hexcel from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Hexcel from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $67.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $95.00 in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hexcel presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.17.

Hexcel Profile

Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced composite materials for aerospace and industrial applications. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of lightweight, high-performance products that enhance fuel efficiency, durability and structural strength. Its offerings are critical to the aerospace sector, where demand for lighter, more efficient aircraft drives continuous innovation in materials.

Hexcel’s product portfolio encompasses carbon fiber reinforcements, pre-impregnated composites (prepregs), honeycomb core, engineered adhesives and structural film adhesives.